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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed any final Iran deal must require dismantling of nuclear enrichment facilities and removal of enriched material. Reports indicate ongoing U.S.-Israel coordination on negotiations alongside Israeli strikes in Lebanon and closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A 60-day memorandum of understanding is described in some accounts as the emerging framework.

North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles and additional projectiles from Jongju in North Phyongan Province, with the missiles traveling approximately 80 kilometers. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported maintaining readiness and coordinating with the United States and Japan. The April 19 cluster-munition demonstration and the 2019 collapse of nuclear talks are confirmed across sources, while the exact date and status as the first launch since April remain disputed.

Sonny Rollins, a leading saxophonist of the bebop era, died on Monday at his home in Woodstock, New York, at age 95. Publicist Terri Hinte confirmed the death, with no cause reported. Rollins released more than 60 albums and collaborated with Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and John Coltrane.

Pope Leo, the first U.S.-born pontiff, issued his initial encyclical titled Magnifica Humanitas on May 25. The document examines risks from concentrated private control of AI development and calls for legal frameworks and oversight. All available sources are left-center rated, with no center or right coverage identified.

Murry Alexis Foust, a 22-year-old Northern Kentucky University student, was last seen April 27 in Covington, Kentucky. An independent search party located the body at a former steel plant site in Wilder with no evidence of foul play reported. The Campbell County Coroner's Office will determine the official cause and manner of death.

A three-judge federal panel ruled that Alabama cannot use its 2023 congressional map in the 2026 midterms, citing intentional discrimination against Black voters. The decision orders the state to adopt a map with two majority-Black districts. Alabama lawmakers had passed the map and sought to implement it following a Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

A nine-storey concrete building under construction collapsed early Sunday before dawn in Angeles City, Pampanga province. Search and rescue efforts continue with more than 100 personnel deployed, while the cause remains undetermined. Reports differ on the exact date and the number of workers who escaped.

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi, co-chairs of the House Problem Solvers Caucus, introduced legislation to block disbursements from a Justice Department fund created to settle claims of government victimization. The fund has drawn bipartisan opposition, including from the Long Island delegation, while its reported size remains disputed between $1.8 billion and $1.776 billion.